Article 1
Annexes II, III, V and VI of Directive 2002/72/EC are...
Article 2
PVC gaskets containing epoxidised soybean oil, with reference number 88640...
Article 3
(1) Member States shall adopt and publish, by 19 November...
Article 4
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX I
Annex II to Directive 2002/72/EC is amended as follows:
point 2 of the general introduction is replaced by the...
ANNEX II
Annex III to Directive 2002/72/EC is amended as follows:
point 2 is replaced by the following: 2. The following...
ANNEX III
In Part B of Annex V, the following lines are...
Reference No OTHER SPECIFICATIONS ‘24903 Syrups, hydrolysed starch, hydrogenated In...
ANNEX IV
Annex VI is amended as follows:
the notes (8), (14) and (16) are replaced by the...
Commission Directive 2005/79/EC
of 18 November 2005
amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC , and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
After consulting the European Food Safety Authority,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Directive 2002/72/EC establishes a list of monomers and other starting substances, which may be used for the manufacture of plastic materials and articles. On the basis of new information related to the risk assessment of such substances, certain monomers provisionally admitted at national level as well as new monomers should be included in the Community list of permitted substances in that Directive.
(2)
Directive 2002/72/EC also contains an incomplete list of additives which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles. That list should be amended so as to include other additives evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority).
(3)
For certain substances, the restrictions already established at Community level should be amended on the basis of the new information available. In particular for epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO) the Authority recommended to decrease its specific migration limit (SML) for PVC gaskets containing that substance which are used to seal glass jars containing infant formulae and follow-on formulae or containing processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. In fact the Authority noted that the exposure of infants who regularly eat such foods may exceed the TDI. Therefore the SML for ESBO is decreased for these particular applications from 60 to 30 mg/kg of food or food simulant while it remains unchanged for all other applications.
(4)
A transitional period should be provided for in respect of PVC gaskets containing epoxidised soybean oil, used to seal glass jars, which are brought into contact with food before the 19 November 2006.
(5)
Directive 2002/72/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4.
OJ L 220, 15.8.2002, p. 18. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/19/EC (OJ L 71, 10.3.2004, p. 8).